Midnight Shadow (Valspar 4004-4C)
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Midnight Shadow (Valspar 4004-4C) is a very deep, cool blue from Valspar: LRV 11, so it reflects about 11 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Midnight Shadow
Three Valspar colors picked for Midnight Shadow by this site's color math: a trim white, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Valspar did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Midnight Shadow, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Mineral Gray | SW 2740 | 9 | 3.3 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Evening Dove | 2128-30 | 12 | 1.8 | very close |
| Behr | English Channel | PPU14-19 | 11.4 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Goblin | 1040-7 | 11 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar blue colors nearest to Midnight Shadow (LRV 11) by LRV.
Lighter than Midnight Shadow
Darker than Midnight Shadow
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 4004-4C |
| Hex | #525E6D |
| RGB | 82, 94, 109 |
| HSL | 213°, 14%, 37% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 11 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 39.4, -0.9, -10.1 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Midnight Shadow (Valspar 4004-4C), published as #525E6D
#40556B
#63676D
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Midnight Shadow (Valspar 4004-4C)?
- Midnight Shadow has an LRV of 11. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Midnight Shadow is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Midnight Shadow in another brand?
- Evening Dove (BM 2128-30) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.8 (very close).
- Is Midnight Shadow warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Midnight Shadow as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -10.1; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.